Selectmen will hear a recommendation from the Town Administrator on Monday to appoint a technology committee to review a five-year plan recently created by the town’s new chief technology officer.

A few weeks ago, Selectmen and school officials raised concerns over the plan after department heads questioned whether Chief Technology Office Leonard Beaudry “might not have a grasp on the system.”

Town Administrator Richard Villani will be providing the Selectmen with a technology assessment update on Monday after he reviewed the plan, a report from the former technology officer and talks with department heads.

“The Board must determine if the Technology Officer’s five-year plan will best address and resolve these technology concerns. To properly make this determination, it is my recommendation that the Board appoint a Technology Committee or task force to review the current plan in depth and make a recommendation as to its suitability for the town,” Villani wrote.

Beaudry, who started work this year and works for both the schools and the town, proposed his five-year plan detailing roughly $760,000 in technology updates last month.

“Most Department Heads feel that Mr. Beaudry is understaffed and understand his difficulty in addressing all of the technology needs for both the School Department and the Town at the present time,” Villani wrote.

Villani calls for the committee to review the need to engage an outside consultant to review and assess the current five-year plan, an idea raised by both Superintendent Bob Tremblay and Selectmen Chairman Brian Murray.

A committee would include the Town Administrator, Superintendent, a department head, a member of the Finance Committee and a local resident with a technology background.

Villani said the review should include:

1. An assessment of the current state of Milford’s technology and infrastructure operation

2. A technology strategy for Milford that identifies and prioritizes projects to move that strategy forward over the next five years

3. A formal strategic plan for development

Villani said he did speak with two technology consultants regarding an assessment to see how long it would take and how much it would cost. He said a plan would take about one to two weeks and could be priced out at an hourly rate or fixed price depending on the scope of the assessment.

Selectmen will vote at their meeting Monday night whether to adopt Villani’s recommendation.

Lindsay Corcoran can be reached at 508-634-7582 or lcorcoran@wickedlocal.com. For Milford news throughout the day, follow her on Twitter @LacorcMDN.